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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northwest current story laying out the details of the issue[/quote]

Thanks for pointing to the Current’s article this week.  It was an interesting read.  Also interesting that the ANC chair (and I think he is a lawyer) doesn’t seem to have a working knowledge of regulations for planned unit developments.

The Current quotes him as saying:  "The law permits explicitly that if the benefits are great enough and the harms are significantly mitigated this is permissible."  He seems to view this as a regulation that allows for “pay to play,” provided they claim that they have mitigated some of the harms.

In fact, in order to approve a proposal, the Zoning Commission must find that the proposal is not inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan.  In this case, GDS is proposing a high-density project on a site which the Comprehensive Plan designates for low or moderate density development.  It is inconsistent with the Comprehensive plan.

If the Zoning Commission follows its regulations, they will not schedule a hearing unless the scale of the project is reduced significantly.  They won’t begin to evaluate the benefits until they have a proposal with a much lower scale, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, although with heights and densities might exceed that allowed as a matter of right, bringing in the need to evaluate their mitigation measures and benefits.  
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